In , UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Saudi Arabia, have signed a joint letter to the UNHRC defending China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang region.The watershed of the peninsula is only 25 miles (40 km) from the Red Sea in the north and recedes to 80 miles (130 km) near the Yemen border.In 2018 the first public cinema opened after a ban of 35 years, with plans to have more than 2,000 screens running by 2030.

In 2007, the Allegiance Council was created to regulate the succession.The religious sector of the Saudi national curriculum was examined in a 2006 report by Freedom House which concluded that the Saudi public school religious curriculum continues to propagate an ideology of hate toward the 'unbeliever', that is, Christians, Jews, Shiites, Sufis, Sunni Muslims who do not follow Wahhabi doctrine, Hindus, atheists and others.

On May 2, the Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia admitted that the country's economy was facing a severe economical crisis for the first time in decades, due to the pandemic as well as declining global oil markets.Education is free at all levels.Arabs originating from modern-day Saudi Arabia, the Hejaz in particular, founded the Rashidun (632–661), Umayyad (661–750), Abbasid (750–1517) and the Fatimid (909–1171) caliphates.

Saudi Arabia was also involved in the CIA-led Timber Sycamore covert operation to train and arm Syrian rebels.France authorized $18 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia in 2015 alone.This number includes the 13 regional capitals, which have a different status as municipalities (Arabic: ‎; amanah) headed by mayors (Arabic: ‎; amin).

Many citizens have benefited from this growth, but it also has supported lavish lifestyles for the scions of the ruling family, and religious conservatives and liberal democrats alike have accused the family of squandering and mishandling the country’s wealth.Although male-only municipal elections were held on 29 September 2011, Abdullah allowed women to vote and be elected in the 2015 municipal elections, and also to be nominated to the Shura Council.The extent of corruption has been described as systemic and endemic, and its existence was acknowledged and defended by Prince Bandar bin Sultan (a senior member of the royal family) in an interview in 2001.

A testimony to the extensive influence that Lihyan acquired.In 1975, Faisal was assassinated by his nephew, Prince Faisal bin Musaid and was succeeded by his half-brother King Khalid.

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The internationaldialling code for Saudi Arabia is+966.Following the 9/11 attacks, the government aimed to tackle the twin problems of encouraging extremism and the inadequacy of the country's university education for a modern economy, by slowly modernising the education system through the Tatweer reform program.When prince Sultan died before ascending to the throne on 21 October 2011, King Abdullah appointed Prince Nayef as crown prince.

If you're available any time, but you want to reach someone in Saudi Arabia at work, you may want to try between 12:00 AM and 8:00 AM your time.In 2018, superstars like John Cena, Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan refused to fly to Saudi, over the Kingdom’s declining human rights records citing Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination.In January 2020, several other WWE superstars casted doubt over visiting Saudi, following the heightened tensions in Middle East due to assassination of Qassem Soleimani.

The 345 reported executions between 2007 and 2010 were all carried out by public beheading.Since 2011, Saudi Arabia has been affected by its own Arab Spring protests.In March 2015, Sweden scrapped an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, marking an end to a decade-old defense agreement with the kingdom.

However, this and Saudi Arabia's role in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, particularly the stationing of US troops on Saudi soil from 1991, prompted the development of a hostile Islamist response internally.Matthew Simmons has suggested that Saudi Arabia is greatly exaggerating its reserves and may soon show production declines (see peak oil).More than 50,000 children in Yemen died from starvation in 2017.

In November 2013, Saudi Arabia expelled thousands of illegal Ethiopian residents from the Kingdom.The calculator will automaticallyadjust for daylight saving time (DST) in the summer.

The state's official language is Arabic.In this study, summer production of previtamin D3 was observed to occur between 8:00 PM to 4:00 PM with peak hours between 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.Royal decrees are the other main source of law; but are referred to as regulations rather than laws because they are subordinate to the Sharia.

In early 2014 relations with Qatar became strained over its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia's belief that Qatar was interfering in its affairs.Configure your own clock using the form below and then click Get Code button:.In April 2017, bin Salman announced a project to build one of the world's largest cultural, sports and entertainment cities in Al Qidiya, southwest of Riyadh.